MAME, SECRET GARDEN, GUYS & DOLLS et al. Set for Broadway Theatre of Pitman's 2012 Season

Our sixth season will be a season of rediscovery. Join us as we bring to life five classic musicals and one comedy show. "Make life a banquet" as we kick off 2012 with the hilarious and entertaining antics of Mame. Join us for a riotous, madcap comedy that will get everyone caught in the act with Michael Frayn's Noises Off. Next up, bring the entire family to the Theatre as we explore the mysterious wonders of The Secret Garden with 11-year old Mary Lennox.

We'll follow up that adventure with our Secret Summer Musical, a show whose name we can't reveal just yet, but we can say it's one of the longest running shows in Broadway history and the winner of 10 Tony Awards! Then it's time to test your crime solving skills in Rupert Holmes' The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a solve-it-yourself musical. We're closing the 2012 Season out with a fantastic show that soars with the true spirit of Broadway, Guys and Dolls.

We offer six shows for only $89, a deal you can't find anywhere else!

The season is as follows:

MAME
January 13 - February 5B
ook by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the novel by PatRick Dennis and the play Auntie Mame by Lawrence and Lee

Prepare to make your life a banquet with the amazing opener of our 2012 Mainstage Season! Journey back in time to the height of the fabulous 1920's and watch as the eccentric Mame Dennis must drastically adjust her lifestyle when she becomes the guardian of her 10-year old nephew, Patrick. Patrick's life is turned upside down, things change and people change as Mame and Patrick cope with the Depression in a series of adventures. Throughout all, Mame teaches us to enjoy living life to the fullest, following her famous moto, "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death." Featuring classic tunes such as We Need A Little Christmas, It's Today, Bosom Buddies, My Best Girl, and the exciting and memorable title song, this Tony award-winning show will be a fun adventure for audiences of all ages.

This musical comedy is suitable for all audiences.

 

NOISES OFF
March 9 - April 1
By Michael Frayn

With breakneck pace and a rich gallery of characters, Michael Frayn's brilliantly witty farce follows the on- and off -stage antics of a mediocre touring company as they stumble from dress rehearsal to disastrous last night of their comedy play, Nothing On. In this play-within-a-play, absolutely everything that can go wrong does. The cast members desperately try to maintain composure and resort to sabotaging their fellow actors, resulting in a terrifying descent into hilarious chaos. Missed cues, broken backstage romances and a very slippery plate of sardines all come together to create this riotous, madcap comedy that will get everyone caught in the act! The New York Times critic Frank Rich called this "the funniest play written in my lifetime." If you enjoy a good laugh, Noises Off is definitely the play for you!

This play contains adult humor.

 

THE SECRET GARDEN
April 27 - May 20
Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burne

Perfect for the entire family, this enchanting children's literature classic has been re-imagined in a brilliant musicalization. The story is set in the early years of the 20th century. Orphaned in India, 11-year old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald, whom she has never met. While living with him, she discovers the existence of Archibald's invalid son, Colin, and the two become fast friends. Arhibald's estate holds many wonders, including a magic garden which beckons the children with haunting melodies, and the "Dreamers," spirits from Mary's past who guide her through her new life. This haunting score includes such beautiful songs as Hold On, Lily's Eyes, and Winter's On The Wing. This show will be one to touch your hearts.

This musical is suitable for all audiences.

 

SECRET SUMMER MUSICAL
July 13 - August 5
Our special summer musical, which we can't announce just yet, is one we know audiences will truly enjoy! It's a perfect fit for our Mainstage Season and very rich in tradition. This Tony award-winning musical is well-known by many audiences and highly recognized. It has been referenced in movies, television shows and other Broadway plays, and holds the title of one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history. You definitely won't want to miss this show - it's sure to be one of the highlights of the 2012 Season!

This musical is suitable for all audiences.

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
September 14 - October 7
Music, Lyrics and Book by Rupert Holmes
Original Broadway production produced by the New York Shakespeare Festival and Joseph Papp, Producer

This wildly warm-hearted theatrical experience kicks off when the Music Hall Royale (a hilariously loony Victorian musical troupe) "puts on" it's flamboyant rendition of an unfinished Charles Dickens mystery. The story itself deals with John Jasper, a Jekyll-and-Hyde choirmaster who is quite madly in love with his music student, the fair Miss Rosa Bud. Miss Bud, in turn, is engaged to Jasper's nephew, young Edwin Drood. Things really start to get interesting when our title character mysteriously disappears one stormy Christmas Eve. This seems suspicious and the signs point to foul play, but has Edwin Drood actually been murdered? And if so, then who's the culprit? Musical numbers include The Wage of Sin, Perfect Strangers, Both Sides of the Coin, Don't Quit While You're Ahead and Moonfall. The giddy playfulness of this play-within-a-play draws the audience toward one of Drood's most talked about features, in which the audience is asked to vote on one of seven possible solutions as prelude to the most unusual and hilarious finale!

This show is a musical murder mystery.

GUYS AND DOLLS
October 26 - November 18
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and other characters by Damon Runyon

We are proud to end our sixth Mainstage Season with one of the most classic musical comedies ever created! Set in Damon Runyon's New York City, this oddball romantic comedy soars with the true spirit of Broadway. We're introduced to Nathan Detroit, who is running his famous crap game in the streets of New York; his fiance, Miss Adelaide, the perpetually ill nightclub performer who just wants to get married; Sarah Brown, the sweet missionary out to reform the "evil doers" of Times Square and gets tangled up with everyone; and Sky Masterson, the suave high roller who falls hard for Sarah. Featuring classic songs such as Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat, I'll Know, Sue Me, Guys and Dolls and, of course, Luck Be A Lady, we can think of no better way to complete our sixth Season here at the Broadway than with this spectacular show. Winner of numerous Tony, Theatre World, Drama Desk, Olivier and Helpmann Awards, this is a treat for audiences of all ages.

This musical comedy is suitable for all audiences.

 

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